HENRY FLATHER, J. BRANFILL[?] and others

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HENRY FLATHER, J. BRANFILL[?] and others

Construction work on the Metropolitan and Metropolitan District Railways, circa 1866.

Sixteen albumen prints, 3½ x 4½in., to 9¾ x 15½in., three with arched tops, one signed J. Branfill[?] and three numbered 523, 575 and 579 in the negatives, mounted on card, five captioned in pencil on mounts; with three albumen prints of engineering subjects, mounted on card, one with printed caption Souvenir of the Inspection of the Subaqueous Portion of the Blackwall Tunnel, With Messrs. S. Pearson & Son's Compliments, October 30th, 1895. on mount; one advertising subject, albumen print, 11 3/8 x 9in., mounted on card with printed caption Shand, Mason & Co.'s Patent, London Brigade Vertical Steam Fire Engine. (20)

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Showing construction works widening lines under exisiting Metropolitan Railways between Kings Cross and Farringdon, an inspection train on the Metropolitan District Line including passengers Mr. and Mrs. Gladstone, the Duke of Sutherland, Mr Walker, the contractor and the Chief Engineer.

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